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KIRDARC Annual Report 2015 Empowering Lives and Promoting Rights for Inclusive & Resilient Development Annual Report- 2015 Annual Report 2015 1 Published by copyright@2015 Karnali Integrated Rural Development and Research Centre (KIRDARC) Nepal Photographs: KIRDARC Design & Print: Bee-Line Communications-4468355 2 Annual Report 2015 Message from the Chairperson I am pleased to present Annual Report 2015 for Karnali Integrated Rural Development and Research Centre (KIRDARC). This report provides a summary of the overall activities carried out by KIRDARC, its achievements and finance for the period of July 2014 –July 2015. For more than 15 years, KIRDARC has been driven by a passion for developing the capacity of poor and marginalized people protecting and promoting their rights for inclusive and equitable development. KIRDARC is one of the pioneer leading non-governmental organizations, working in remote parts of the Nepal focusing Karnali region. Given the broader political change and continuous shift in the development paradigm,both inside and outside the country, KIRDARC has reviewed, re-framed and refined its strategy periodically as deemed. KIRDARC Nepal has experiences of working together with different organizations since long on Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction; Food Security, Democracy, Human Rights, Governance, Inclusion, Education &Community Empowerment; Livelihood, Resource Management and Basic Services; Plural Media Development &Freedom of Expression; Research and Policy Advocacy; and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. The report is an outcome of wide range of interactions, review and reflections of the progress, issues and challenges faced in the course of implementing the project at all levels including regular thematic support, monitoring and documentation at different level. The year 2015 had been an example of individual and collective changes that inspire KIRDARC to do more. Throughout the year, KIRDARC implemented several development projects under Wash, Livelihood, Education, CCA & DRR and Gender and Social Inclusion. KIRDARC expanded its working area to central region in Sindhupalchok, Kavre and Lalitpur districts after the devastating earthquake on April. I would like to place on record our appreciation for the consistent support we have received from government,donors, development partners, and network organizations, community organizations .Moreover KIRDARC is immensely grateful to hard-working employees for their generosity, commitment and continuous support. I am hopeful that this Annual report will be a useful document for all development partners and agencies to gain better understanding of KIRDARC and we look forward to another exciting year ahead. As always, we look forward to your feedback, comments and critiques. Thank you. Ran Lal Kulal Chairperson KIRDARC Nepal Annual Report 2015 1 Contents Human Rights and Social Protection 4 Democracy Governance and Social Inclusion 6 Livelihood and Living Conditions 11 Institutional Capacity Building of Kirdarc 17 Karnali Kachahari : Dialouge for Change 18 Rara Conference: Stepping Stone on Mountain Climate Change Agenda 19 Emergency Response 20 KIRDARC Emergency Support at Earthquake affected Areas 21 Major Achievements 22 Challenges 22 Audit Report/Financial Summary 23 List of Projects in 2015 25 2 AnnualAnnual ReportReport 20152015 OUTCOME AAREAREA HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL PROTECTION DEMOCRACY GOVERNANCE AND SOCIAL INCLUSION LIVELIHOODS AND LIVING CONDITION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING OF KIRDARC EMERGENCY RESPONSE WORKING AAREAREA KIRDARC's Presence Across Nepal Country Office KIRDARC's Offices KTM Strategic Presence B Project Based Presence Lalitpur EQ Emergency Response-RRR It has been working with 700 CBOs, 15 local NGOs, 7 networks, 70 Schools, 150 Government mechanisms thematic committees, reaching to 280, 000 people across Nepal AnnualAnnual ReportReport 20152015 3 Outcome -1 HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL PROTECTION DC: 40 V : NPR. 32 n Reache et 84 io d: g 5 t 2 d 7 la 2 u 8 u 8 B 3 p 8 1 . o 6 P 6 4 Annual Report 2015 Major Achievements Total 1989 adolescent’s girls are organized in Animator Association for Social Action (ASSA) Network. They are practicing the local democratic practice and are engaged in campaigns on social issues, including Dalit and women rights protection, child marriage, dowry, trafficking, exploitation, discrimination, and other forms of violence and ill practices. Regular campaign on government accountability had ensured the human rights and social protection. The service delivery of government mechanism is improved in remote VDCs of Kapilbastu district. 55 people registered birth, 42 people registered marriage, 21 people get their disability card, 14 people get their citizenship certificate. 628 people were actively participated on planning meeting and were able to allocate the budget at VDC level for income generation activities. Increased birth registration in Kalikot, 1574 child was registered within 35 days among 2776. Those registered children received child grant (200 Rs per month) which is the biggest social protection scheme in Karnali. Community and parents and local stakeholders aware and engaged for ensuring quality education. 4 VDCs of Kalikot were declared as Compulsory and Basic education free VDC declaration meeting all the indicators of government. Similarly 3 VDCs were declared as 100 percent literate VDC. Improved education wastage indicators in working schools in Kalikoti.e increased learning achievement of basic education by 53 percent, increased survival rate in basic education by 66 percent and NER by 97 percent. Two Community Radios, NayaKarnali, Karnali expanded its outreach and promoted the voice of the voiceless on 5 districts ( Jumla, Mugu, Kalikot, Dailekh and Achham) reaching nearly 0.3 million population). People were aware and sensitized on sanitation, human rights and social security, child protection, gender and social inclusion, Climate Change and DRR, environment protection, public services, good governance, livelihood and income generation through different radio programs. Annual Report 2015 5 Outcome -2 DEMOCRACY GOVERNANCE AND SOCIAL INCLUSION VDC: 1 8 : NPR. 14 n Reache et 63 io d: g 0 at 2 d 4 l 8 u 3 u 8 p B 3 2 o . 7 P 6 Annual Report 2015 Major Achievements KIRDARC organizational policies are updated with GESI responsive, and published GESI handbook and training manuals (Gender Equality and Social Inclusion, Rights-based Approach, and Local Governance and Community Development Program) as guideline for entire project staff and organization. Increased women participation in VDC council meeting and increased their concern in local planning process. They were able to get women grant and other social security allowances, regular vital registration, providing disability identity cards and allowance, and address for women issues and receive matching fund from VDC for women empowerment projects (community building for women; campaign against Chhaupadi practice, child marriage, polygamy, Jari practice, polygamy, women reproductive health, family planning ) and lead social dialogue and campaigns. Multi-stakeholder platform on forest established and functioned at 2 districts and 6 VDCs, of Jumla and Kalikot districts.Agriculture Environment Forest committee (AEFC) and District Forest Sector coordination committee (DFSCC) empowered and capacitated to address the issues of forest management and governance in local level. Good Governance is institutionalized in Jumla and Kalikot district, the process of annual social audit in CFUGs started, Operational plan of CFUGs updated annually and renew timely in Kalikot & Jumla district. Enhanced level of awareness among district level stakeholders, media, political parties and sense of local ownership on forest is created. Annual Report 2015 7 CASE 1- From a Rebel to a Social Work Bhaura’s village and organised a meeting to run a literacy class. Initially, Bhaura was reluctant to join. Many people did not believe the project staff because many projects had mushroomed and disappeared in the past. She thought that her mother-in-law would not allow as she had a child in her lap. However, about two weeks later, after her friends in the village persuaded her, Bhaura joined the evening literacy class without her mother-in-law’s consent while her husband was away in India for work. She took her infant with her in the class and started learning ka-kha- Bhaura Baniya, 24, was born in Bratu village of ga(Devnagari alphabets) in a congested, poorly 2 remote Shrikot Village Development Committee lit room. The classmates decided to form the Rara (VDC) of Mugu district now lives with her husband Women Development Advocacy Group (RWDAG), 3 in the remote village of Murma about four hours but again she was not much interested to be part of uphill walk from Gamgadhi, the headquarter of it. Bhaura performed best in the class and was of Mugu district. Bhaura’s childhood was not unanimously nominated for the post of secretary pleasant to remember because her mother of RWDAG. She attended three residential eloped with another man after early death of her trainings organized by the project in the village. younger brother because of abusive behaviour of her father. Bhaura grew up with her stepmother, The activities they performed through WDAG who was always negative, abusive, and violent were literacy class, sanitation in the community, towards her. She never get the love and affection including convincing people to construct toilets, of a mother from a tender age. Because of
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